SSC CGL 18th April Shift 1 - English
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
This TV channel has a larger viewership from another channel.
- A.
from the other channel
- B.
than any other channel
- C.
No substitution required
- D.
from any other channel
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ReportSelect the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
One who can read and write
- A.
Illiterate
- B.
Literate
- C.
Eligible
- D.
Illegible
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
FINAL
- A.
Former
- B.
Allowed
- C.
Forbidden
- D.
Concluding
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
Who is creating this mess?
- A.
By whom is this mess being created?
- B.
Who has created this mess?
- C.
By whom has this mess been created?
- D.
By whom this mess being created?
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in indirect speech.
Ajay says, “There is going to be a snowfall.”
- A.
Ajay says that there was going to be a snowfall.
- B.
Ajay says that there is going to be a snowfall.
- C.
Ajay said that there is going to be a snowfall.
- D.
Ajay said that there was going to be a snowfall.
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Exonerate
- A.
Exempt
- B.
Absolve
- C.
Engage
- D.
Acquit
Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blank.
You will find it difficult ______ but later you will get used to wearing a mask.
- A.
on first
- B.
at first
- C.
firstly
- D.
at the first
Select the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.
Obscure
- A.
Blurred
- B.
Apparent
- C.
Cloudy
- D.
Veiled
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them contains an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options.
It has / been raining / since / two hours.
- A.
since
- B.
been raining
- C.
It has
- D.
two hours
Select the most appropriate synonym of the given word.
Squawk
- A.
Suggest
- B.
Explore
- C.
Scream
- D.
Connote
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
In spite of my niece’s dog Casper is very mischievous, he is lovable.
- A.
Nevertheless my niece
- B.
No substitution required
- C.
Although my niece’s
- D.
However my nieces
Sentences of a paragraph are given below in jumbled order. Arrange the sentences in the correct order to form a meaningful and coherent paragraph.
A. Firstly, it provides air for respiration, serves the sense of smell and conditions the air by filtering, warming and moistening it.
B. The nose is the prominent structure between the eyes that serves as the entrance to the respiratory tract.
C. For inhalation it has two cavities, separated from one another by a wall of cartilage called the septum.
D. Apart from filtering the air, it also cleans itself of foreign debris extracted from inhalations.
- A.
BACD
- B.
ACDB
- C.
BADC
- D.
DBCA
The following sentence has been divided into parts. One of them may contain an error.
Select the part that contains the error from the given options. If you don’t find any error, mark ‘No error’ as your answer.
Every Saturday, / the workers gets / their weekly wages.
- A.
their weekly wages
- B.
the workers gets
- C.
Every Saturday
- D.
No error
Select the correctly spelt word.
- A.
Convert
- B.
Conect
- C.
Concent
- D.
Convect
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
Cool as a cucumber
- A.
Nervous and fidgety
- B.
Irritated and annoyed
- C.
Calm and composed
- D.
Happy and excited
Select the option that expresses the given sentence in passive voice.
The judge found the prisoner guilty.
- A.
The prisoner had been found guilty by the judge.
- B.
The prisoner was found guilty by the judge.
- C.
The judge was found guilty by the prisoner.
- D.
The prisoner has been found guilty by the judge
Select the most appropriate meaning of the given idiom.
A hair in the butter
- A.
Easy to handle
- B.
A slippery road
- C.
Sinking in debt
- D.
A challenging situation
Select the option that can be used as a one-word substitute for the given group of words.
Drawings or writing on a wall in a public place
- A.
Portrait
- B.
Caricature
- C.
Graffiti
- D.
Collage
The following sentence has been split into four segments. Identify the segment that contains a grammatical error.
The contrast between / Britain and other countries / of Europe / are striking.
- A.
The contrast between
- B.
are striking
- C.
Britain and other countries
- D.
of Europe
Select the most appropriate option that can substitute the underlined segment in the given sentence. If there is no need to substitute it, select ‘No substitution required’.
Which movie have you watched on television when I called you?
- A.
No substitution required
- B.
were you watching
- C.
did you watched
- D.
are you watching
In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
The camel and the fox were very good friends and very good thieves. One day, the two friends (1) ______ to cross the river so that they could travel to a (2) ______ farm to steal food. The small fox (3) ______ swim, so the camel said to his friend, ‘Climb (4) ______ onto my back and I will swim across the (5) ______.’
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.
- A.
deciding
- B.
will decide
- C.
decided
- D.
are decide
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 2.
- A.
nearby
- B.
near
- C.
nearest
- D.
nearly
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 3.
- A.
ought to
- B.
may not
- C.
might
- D.
could not
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 4.
- A.
over
- B.
across
- C.
up
- D.
above
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 5.
- A.
sea
- B.
ocean
- C.
lake
- D.
river